Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #15302
carelessly
粗心地；马虎地
In a way that shows a lack of attention or thought; inattentively.
- 1.
Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.
漫不经心地；放松地。
- 2.
without care or concern
不小心或不关心地
- 3.
Done without care or attention; inattentively.
粗心地；不注意地。
- 4.
without caution or prudence
不谨慎或不慎重地
- 5.
in a rakish manner
以放荡的方式
轻率地；鲁莽地；满不在乎地；漠不关心地；轻松随意地；潇洒不羁地；漫不经心地；放松地。；不小心或不关心地
In use
He carelessly left his keys on the bus.
She carelessly knocked over the glass of water.
The report was carelessly written, with many errors.
carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment
one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands
verb + carelessly
He drove carelessly.
他粗心地开车。
carelessly + verb
Connections
Collocations
- carelessly throw away
- 随手扔掉；乱丢
- People often carelessly throw away items that could be recycled.人们常常随手扔掉本可以回收的物品。
- drive carelessly
- 粗心大意地开车；鲁莽驾驶
- She drove carelessly on the wet road and lost control.她在湿滑的路面上开车粗心大意，失去了控制。
- carelessly worded
- 措辞草率的；表达不严谨的
- A carelessly worded email may cause misunderstanding.措辞草率的电子邮件可能会引起误解。
- carelessly dressed
- 衣着随意的；不修边幅的
- He was carelessly dressed, with his shirt half untucked.他衣着随意，衬衫一半都没塞好。
- carelessly overlook
- 粗心忽略；疏忽
- A carelessly overlooked detail can ruin the whole plan.一个粗心忽略的细节可能毁掉整个计划。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 carelessly 拆成 care + less + ly：心里少了点 care（小心），就是‘粗心地、满不在乎地’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作、新闻报道 carelessly 通常用于中性语境，既可出现在日常口语，也可用于书面描述，表示做事不细心或漫不经心。它没有明显的正式或非正式色彩，但在严肃场合可能选用更具体的表达。
Grammar Note
常用于句末或句中，修饰动词或整个句子，表示粗心大意地。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ləsli/ 结尾，与 carelessly 押韵。注意近形词如 career /kəˈrɪr/ 或 careful /ˈkerfəl/ 发音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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